Escape In Time - "Captain Morgan"

LOCATION:  Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

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📝  ETR DECODER

• 🔑 GAME: Captain Morgan

• 📅 DATE PLAYED: August 20, 2022

• 🎬 GENRE: Pirate

• 🧠 DIFFICULTY (Based on 2 PPL): 6/10

• 👥 TOTAL # OF PLAYERS: 1-8 ppl

• 🕒 LENGTH OF TIME: 60 Mins.

• 💰 PRICE: $115-185/TEAM (pending on size)

• ☎️ BOOKING TYPE: Private

• 🔓 ESCAPED/ COMPLETED?: Yes

📖 THE STORY

As part of Captain Morgan's crew, you might be facing trial in England. Your only hope for freedom is to find the treasure that he has hidden in his cabin. Hopefully you'll get lucky and can buy your way out of this mess?

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🎯 HIT THE BULLSEYE

• Brownie points for the game master as he really got into character at the start of the game! We had a real pirate doing the intro and outro and that really set our mood for the rest of the game.

• The mission was clear and we knew exactly what we had to do in order to survive.

• Escape In Time actually took time to research the history behind this era. The props used (even the locks) were all relevant to the time frame.

• We were surprised by how some of the locks or hidden compartments opened during the game. It was all manual (which fit with the timeline) but very unique in terms of the build.
  

🧩 MISSED THE MARK

• There was a puzzle were we were supposed to solve using a hint in a journal but we ended up skipping it somehow and found the secret compartment on our own. This confused us later when we discovered the journal as we didn't know we had already completed that puzzle.

• We felt that some hints in the journal were too "revealing" as certain answers could be easily guessed through the clues as there were only that many letters/numbers to choose from. It might be best to pick a different word to enforce the player to have to solve a puzzle instead of just taking the obvious one.

• Some props in the room needed updating.
  

🏹 TAKE A SHOT?

Escape in Time is a family owned business. You can tell that they really care about the customer service. Right when you enter the door, you'll be greeted by smiles. If you are a history fan, you'll love the different themed games that they have to offer. You might even have an upper hand at solving some of the puzzles if you knew a few languages. As enthusiasts, from a puzzle perspective, we think there's still some room for improvement as some solutions were too direct and the clues were not as clear. But we do love the personal touch they put into their build as we did feel surprised by some of the discoveries we made throughout the game. The best part was when we successfully found the treasure! And if you are not on a keto diet like us, you might even be rewarded with some ice cream!

ℹ️ ADDITIONAL INFO

• Free parking lot right in front (underground parking, when you see Ace Hardware, it's right underneath it)

• Lobby with seating area

• Ice cream shop attached to the escape room location (can host parties)

• Two kids escape rooms (can host parties)

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Disclosure: We thank Escape In Time for comping our tickets for this game. Although complimentary admission was generously provided, it does not impact our opinion on the review whatsoever.

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